Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 16)
Nov. 16/17: The Compassion of God
Have we reckoned with the scale of the seriousness of unforgiveness? The world is perishing, we have been given a message of forgiveness, but sometimes we act as though we’d rather they didn’t hear it!
Readings from this service:
Jonah …
Nov. 2/3: Repent!
Grace just outrages us sometimes. From a human perspective it seems unfair and we like (other) people to get what they deserve. Jonah echoes the psalm, knowing that God forgives, perhaps also, like the psalm, he was looking for some …
Oct. 19/20: Prayer from the Jaws of Death
Often prayer becomes more fervent when our life is in danger. The more we have lost, the easier it becomes to put our hope in God.
Jesus clearly sees parallels with the fish and his resurrection. He, his experience, his …
Oct. 13: The Storm Calms
The Psalm imagines the believer reaching their desired haven. Ironically, in some ways, this will be the last place Jonah wanted to be.
The calming of the storm reveals to the men that Jonah’s god is in fact The God …
Sept. 28/29: Fleeing from the Job
We’re not told why Jonah flees, we’re only told what he flees from—the job that God gave him. Later he claims he was fleeing from the job because he knew it would succeed. Like us, Jonah struggles with many aspects …
Sept. 21/22: Upsold on the Gospel!
Though Paul had it all, when he realized the surpassing value of Christ, everything else became devalued.
What do we value and how much are we prepared to stretch to get it? Why should we value the Ggospel more than …
Sept 7/8: Bought with a Price
Whatever we think of giving to God, we must know first how much God prizes us.
God so greatly values our lives that he gave his only son to purchase our freedom. We are therefore invaluable to Him.
Readings from …
Aug. 24/25: The Miracle IS Jesus! Pt. 2: The Last Miracle
Even as Jesus dies, there is a miraculous reveal of who Jesus is. As he is revealed, the people are filled with awe and even the centurion testifies that he is the son of God.
The ripping of the curtain …
Aug. 17/18: The Miracle IS Jesus! Pt. I: The First Miracle
Technically, Christ’s conception is the first miracle. The first miracle, like the last, is one that humanly Christ could never have orchestrated.
His conception and birth, death, and resurrection reveal that he has power over more than nature and people …
Aug. 3/4: Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Human incapacity and vulnerability is no barrier to the overwhelming grace of God. Again Jesus’ most specific of miracles reveals who he is as well as what he is like.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 42: 14-16
Psalm 146: 7b-10…
